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With the results of three previous test matches having unexpected results, the fourth Test between India and England, which will be played sparks of at Old Trafford, Manchester on August 7, 2014, is a crucial one.

India won the toss and decided to bat first.The test starts off at 3:30 p.m. IST.

England’s dry spell of no wins for the last 10 tests came to an end with third test, where they squashed the Indian side with a massive margin of 266 runs. Now that’s big relief for Alastair Cook and his men, with the skipper boasting of two fifties to level the series at 1-1!

As for India, they may have to go on the field without Ishant Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, which is expected to make some dent. For India, the new series is more of a challenge, with a complete young and inexperienced team at play.

While Bhuvneshwar was all short in length at the third test in Southampton, Ishant is out, leaving little scope for the Indian bowling squad.

On the plus side, it has been Ajinkya Rahane and Murali Vijay, who did much of the job. One also wonders on why Stuart Binny wasn’t used to the fullest.

If the spin department worries aren’t enough, both Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli are yet to gain form, and same goes with Cheteshwar Pujara. Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin may save the grace of visiting side in the spin department.

The home team has to worry a bit about the return of Steve Finn, and also the forms of Chris Jordan and Chris Woakes hasn’t been great. Unlike India, England doesn’t have too many replacement and injury issues, which should work for them.